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Rufus Thornton 1908 - 1981

Rufus Thornton of Liberty, Putnam County, West Virginia was born on December 12, 1908, and died at age 72 years old in June 1981.
Rufus Thornton
Liberty, Putnam County, West Virginia 25124
December 12, 1908
June 1981
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    1908

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    December 12, 1908
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    1981

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    June 1981
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    Rufus Thornton lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 72.
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In 1908, in the year that Rufus Thornton was born, President Theodore Roosevelt held the White House Conservation Conference, which lead to the establishment of the National Conservation Commission. Preparing the first inventory of the United State's natural resources, the commission was divided into four parts: water, forests, lands, and minerals.
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In 1913, at the age of just 5 years old, Rufus was alive when the Philippine–American War ended for good in June. While the official end of the war was in 1902, fighting continued for several years. An estimated 200,000 to 250,000 total Filipino civilians died and although the U.S. viewed its role as a colonial presence as one of preparing the Philippines for independence, American colonization drastically changed the character off the culture. The Catholic Church was no longer the state religion and English became the primary language of the government.
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